CP+ 2016: Fujifilm gets new X-Pro2 and X70 into photographers' hands

CP+ 2016: Fujifilm gets new X-Pro2 and X70 into photographers' hands

Fujifilm didn't announce any new products at CP+ this year, but the show is the first chance that a lot of Japanese enthusiast photographers have had to get their hands on the X-Pro2 and X70, which were unveiled last month.

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Bought now my new second xpro1 body at good price (because I love this camera and if it breaks I'm in ruin 😀 ). The xpro2 price is very high. I will wait the xpro3 or xpro4 to see a DEEP & REAL & ASTOUNDING image quality progress (some other features are important but not fundamental considering the good 3.50 firmware of xpro1).

I am excited where Fuji mirrorless is going. I have already invested into their prime lens lineup and although the xpro2 is missing the features which I can't live without such as tilt screen I am happy that I can afford to wait another year for the xt3, which I am planning to buy provided they improve their focussing speed and accuracy to compete with the DSLR market segment and add the tilt screen option.

I do hope that Fuji continues to improve and hopefully sigma will finally come up with the Canon af adapter to make this camera versatility even greater.

...and before anyone insults me by inferring that I take part in such activities, let me clearly state that I do not.

That the local university sunbathing club buying the house behind ours, my wife deciding lockable blackout shutters were in fashion, and me selling my Zeiss APO Sonnar T* 1700 f4 occurred within weeks of each other was pure coincidence.

Well actually both cameras are available since the announcement at the Fuji showroom in Tokyo (Roppongi) and I even found the X-Pro2 at Yodobashi Camera in Shinjuku 2-3 weeks ago, so... not really a "first time for Japanese"

Does Rishi like that garage-colour-green version of the Instax camera he is posing with? Really!?!

Fujifilm can do a much better job with the market for instant film cameras. After all, they have that market virtually all to themselves, excepting the Impossible Project. Consumers have demonstrated interest in Instant film cameras and we need better cameras and a few more film types. Their Instax film colour palette is rather bland.

The Mini 90 is a good camera with X100 styling. But the film format for that camera is ridiculously small. They do make another camera called the Instax Wide 300 which takes Instax wide film which is double the size. BUT... Fuji Instax film has a very bland colour palette. If Fujifim introduced new instant films with different engaging colour palettes it would be a hit.

I don't think those ladies wore "scantily-clad". They wear nice dresses, and look "normal". Their not in bikinis, or super skinny, like would be more the norm in traid fairs. At least in the US i guess.

Got to agree with PatsyK: they were wearing one-piece dresses, which are the norm for spring and summer. The norm. They didn't go out in midriff-less shirts or daisy dukes. Nor were they in spandex or tight jeans. They appear to be dressed completely normally.

If that is 'scantily-clad', this entire country (Japan) is scantily-clad or even naked from May till October.

The body price and the lens prices have no sense to me. APS-C at the price of Full frame. I really loved my Fuji X-A1 ans X-S1, but the price is not real. In Spain, the prices for fuji equipment go really really low because the starting point is surreal.

I'm not sure I agree. I think many photographers see the lenses as more of an investment than the camera body, especially in this digital age. I wouldn't want to replace my lenses as often as the body, and therefore don't mind if they cost a bit more. I'm not talking about typical kit-quality lenses here, but higher quality ones.

Also, the lenses have a larger impact than the body on many aspects of IQ, and I think the engineering and manufacture of high quality lenses are in many ways more complex and costly.

Regarding paragraph four, generally dpreview does a pretty good job of simplifying their language for non English speakers without condescending their readership. Maybe if you tell us your native language someone will be kind enough to provide you with a translation.

What makes you think I'd be able to parse your comment if I'm unable to read and understand the article? :) In all seriousness I dare say that objectively, image 4's text is slightly ambiguous and I explained why. If you feel that's not the case then perhaps you could write why instead of assuming I don't understand English?

No offence meant! Writing from my smart phone I can come across a little direct. Try reading " Ergonomically, the X-Pro2 is very similar to its predecessor but in terms of performance, it's a totally different beast." as "Ergonomically, the X-Pro2 is very similar to its predecessor, but in terms of performance it's a totally different beast."

If indeed you do have native familiarity with the language I wrongly assumed you'd naturally understand the first sentence doesn't make sense and naturally infer a repositioned comma. Though I could be wrong and DpReview could definitely clear things up by making the appropriate correction.

It's very clear what they mean. Nothing odd there. I love the ergonomics of my x-pro 1 (except for the view button that changes whether the picture is shown in EVF or LCD which I tend to push by mistake). Good that the performance is improved since that was seriously lacking.

Paragraph 4 is now changed. It currently reads: "Ergonomically, the X-Pro2 is very similar to its predecessor but in terms of performance, it's a totally different beast. The snappier processor, revamped autofocus and higher-resolution viewfinder all make a welcome difference to the camera's operation. " which makes sense. The second sentence originally included ergonomics in the list of improvements, like:

"The snappier processor, improved ergonomics, revamped autofocus and higher-resolution viewfinder all make a welcome difference to the camera's operation."

I'm glad they changed it but I'm a little bit disappointed they didn't note it underneath my post because now I look a bit like a tit :p

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